The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
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most there. when he gathered UP the reins,
turned into what seemed to be an old wood
road leading from the turnpike on the right
In the direction OF an enclosed forest, and said:
Where is tho Counts house?', incurred:
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mud S hole. we turned d. again 70 the right and
passed between two high and evidently ancient
brick COLUMNS, which were hollow on the inner
keepers or sentnes: Nothing, except these col;
umns and an artificial but long neglected pond
indicated that wo were in a park or upon the
premises Of wealthy Russian land owner l
short cut " through tho woods to some peas
ant village: About two hundred Yards =, from ON
aeS to ep at Of
plain. white. rectangular. two-story house of
SUCCEED brick standing among, the trees in
the road at q greater distance than thirty or
forty, yards. 1t would be hard to imagine I, q
had neither piazzas. nor towers nor architec-
tpral ornaments Of any kind; there were no
relieve the staring whiteness, Of its flat walls:
and Its front door, which looked SO much Ike
vi snsf the end than
centre Of the facade, and was reached by g
flight OF steps and small square platform 10, OF
At the end of the house where the road
half-trodden earth, and on a bench beside it,
In the shade OF a tree. sat a lady in broad
sure that what saw was the front Of the
house, and dreading the awkwardness of
or dining room door, I crossed the croquet
ground. apologized to the lady for interrupting
er Asns me To sho
the house. requested me to be seated in n
small reception room and then. turning to an
English, Count, are you there ?" A deep voice
from the other side Of the partition replied,
said. and then, without waiting for response.
she returned to the croquet ground. There
1ss nd Count Too ap
peared at the door.
The day was warm and spltry one; he had I.
apparel consisted OF heavy cafski in shoes, loose.
almost shapeess, trousers of the coarse
white cotton undershirt without collar or neck
erchief. He wore neither coat nor waistcoat.
domestic manufacture But even in this coarse
peasant garb Count Tolstoi was a striking and
his heavily nodded frame wore only render red
the more apparent by tho scentiness and plain
ness Of his dress and his strong, resolute,
tho folds seemed to acquire added strength
from the feminine arrangement of his iron;
6rashed back over the temples; Tho face does
not seem at first glance to bo that Of a student
man Of action accustomed to deal promptly
and decisivey with perilous emergencies. and
oids The I rather tT! small eyes deeply set Under
lights up in excitement with a flash like that Of
drawn steel: the nose Is large and prominent,
with u singular Wilderness and buntness at the
end; tho lips are FIJI and firmly closed, and
can be seen through the full gray beard, only
%beh Is b the
char s sif.e Of The large ilgsed face
He stood for ar instaE' On the threshold. as
II surprised q SEQ stranger, but quickly adj
and, when / had briefly Introduced myself. he
expressed simply but cordially the great pleas
ea iiSf from an american, eSpa ned t to him
Which had had made to some Of Of his friends and
admirers in Siberia, and partly OF a desire to
whGss the Sa @ 81
asked IaIekly rePlieWI that bad bad, read al q
Ksrenm irH and "Tho CossacEs. jaw ann"
Have you seen any of my later writings"
No" / said they have all, or nearly all,
since wsns to Won don't
Then seating himself beside me- he began to
question me about the Journey 70 siberia from
my promise to tho exilcs-began TO tell him
what knew about iussinn, administration
finally asked him whether no did not think that
resistance to such oppression was justil!able.
That depends" no replied, upon what you
mean by resistance; II YOU mean persuasion.
argument protest. answer yes: II YOU mean
ylSlenGe,no DO not eGiieyH that violent re-,
circumstances"
He then set forth clearly, oloduently. and
with more feeling than he had yet shown, the
Viows with regard to mans duty rs a member
81 society which are contained in his book en-
titled My Religion" and which aro further
explained ana Illustrated In number OF his
recently published tracts for tho people. lie
laid particular stress upon tho doctrine OF
non;resistance to evil, which. he said is in nc:
eordanco both with tho teach ings Of Christ and
inc reSul Its OF human experience. He declared
mat violence rs means OF redrcssinG wrongs
Is not only futile, but mn aggravation Of tho
original evil. since IL II the nature Of violence
10 reproduce itsell IN all directions. ,
For long time | did not suggest any dinl-
cnities or rails" any objections, but ut last |
nttauc an nuurt 10 escape from the entllrnllment
OF Count rolStoi's strong personal influence by
rEEotoslhg to Inn questions which would neces-
s1ls.s the application Of his general principles
70 o SPECIFIC cases. II is one thing 20 ask man
IN general way whether he would use vio-
!ehce 70 resist evil, and quite another thing to
ask him specifically whether he would knock
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